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Queens · ZIP 11355 · BIN 4117141 · Flushing-Willets Point · Last violation Jul 8, 2026 · Last complaint Jun 30, 2026

NeighborhoodFlushing-Willets Point
More violations than 100% of nearby buildings
More violations than 100% of buildings and more complaints than 100% of buildings in Flushing-Willets Point. Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood for issues in the last 10 years.
ViolationsComplaints
Activity TrendsLast 5 years
More activity recently than in past years
Last 2 yrs: 279 violations · 264 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
▼ View all activity over time
Severityⓘopen violations
81 immediately hazardous (Class C) violations still open
Class C violations include lead paint, mold, pest infestations, heat/hot water failure, and structural hazards — the most serious category.
Class Cimmediately hazardous81Class Bhazardous115

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including building maintenance, fire safety, and mold and pests.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look at caulking and sealant around baseboards, corners, and window frames for gaps or deterioration. Check fire escape routes from the unit for blockages, debris, or locked access doors. Listen for scratching sounds in walls at night and look for droppings or gnaw marks near kitchen cabinets and baseboards.
    details ▸

    Deadlines vary by condition: immediate for heat and hot water, 14 days for self-closing doors, 21 days for lead paint, window guards, mold, and mice, cockroaches or rats, and 24 hours for everything else. They run from the date the owner is served, and mark when civil penalties can be sought in Housing Court. They are not a promise the condition is fixed by then. If the owner does not fix it, HPD can send its own contractor and bill them.

    • —Bldg maintenance — General building repair, upkeep, and maintenance related housing code violations.
    • —Safety & fire — Blocked, unsafe, or inaccessible exits, hallways, stairs, or fire escape routes.
Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 1999
498
18 per year avg.↑ Up 161% in the last 2 years (279 vs 107 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
243
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ81
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ115
Rent-impairingⓘ16
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2003
534
22 per year avg.↑ Up 226% in the last 2 years (264 vs 81 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access31%Violation issued15%No violation25%Phone resolved29%Other1%(534)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Maintenanceⓘ195 violations
Egressⓘ93 violations
Paintingⓘ39 violations
Water Supplyⓘ33 violations
Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ22 violations
Cleaningⓘ21 violations
Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ18 violations
Smoke Detecting Devicesⓘ16 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Heat / hot waterⓘ186 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ90 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ84 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ83 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ35 complaints
Appliancesⓘ9 complaints
Electricalⓘ7 complaints
Elevatorⓘ3 complaints
Outdoor / structuralⓘ1 complaints
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See something wrong? File a complaint with 311
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Mold & pests — Rodent, cockroach, bedbug, or other pest infestation and extermination related issues.

The violation list below shows which conditions are open and when each was cited. If one in your own apartment is still unaddressed, call 311.

  • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide) — violation classes
  • NYC HPD, Penalties and Fees — correction deadlines
  • Heat or hot water problems reported in the last five years.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Turn on hot water at the kitchen sink and bathroom sink and feel the water temperature after running for one minute.
    details ▸

    Heat is required October 1 through May 31: at least 68°F from 6am to 10pm when it is below 55°F outside, and 62°F overnight whatever the temperature outside. Hot water must be at least 120°F, 24 hours a day, all year.

    If your apartment is colder than that, file a complaint with 311 and keep the service request number so you can track it. Never use a gas oven or range for heat, which can produce dangerous levels of carbon monoxide.

    • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide)
  • Lead-paint violations on record.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look for paint that is peeling, chipped, or cracked on interior walls, trim, windows, doors, and door frames.
    details ▸

    Buildings built before 1960 may still contain lead-based paint, which causes behavioral and learning problems in young children, who can swallow dust and paint chips from windowsills and floors.

    If a child under six lives with you, or spends 10 or more hours a week in your apartment, tell the owner in writing, which is what obliges them to inspect annually. Report peeling paint, and call 311 if it is not fixed or if repair work is raising dust that is not being contained.

    • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide)
    • Open violation ages
    ▪ 30–90 days9% (22)
    ▪ 3–12 months34% (82)
    ▪ 1–3 years41% (100)
    ▪ 3+ years16% (39)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency3%2%
    Emergency70%62%
    Non-Emergency27%36%
    (187)
    (167)